# ONE NATION, ONE WORLD [Intro] Yeah, yeah... Irie Prophet come fi tell dem now... One heart... One people... One world... Listen! [Verse 1] From Kingston town to Amsterdam From Africa straight to Japan Different language, different land But the same blood run through every man Dem try divide us by the colour of skin Try tell the poor man he can never win But Jah light shine and the truth begin When the people stand together, Babylon can't win We no want no war We no want no fight We want justice We want equal right From the ghetto youth to the rich man's son Every human being under the same sun [Pre-Chorus] So rise up, rise up Let the people unite Stand firm, stand strong And defend what is right No more division No more fear The time has come The message is clear [Chorus] One nation, one world One people, one love One nation, one world Under Jah above No matter where you come from No matter where you stand We are brothers and sisters Together we can One nation, one world Let the whole world know When the people stand together Babylon must let go [Verse 2] Them build up walls but we tear dem down Them spread division from town to town But love is stronger than the chains dem bring And freedom is the song that the people sing Africa rise! Caribbean rise! Europe rise! Let the truth open eyes! From Kingston to London From Lagos to Rome From Kingston to Amsterdam Everywhere we call home No man is born to be a slave No woman born to live in fear The future belong to the people Who stand together here [Pre-Chorus] So rise up, rise up Let the people unite Stand firm, stand strong And defend what is right No more division No more fear The time has come The message is clear [Chorus] One nation, one world One people, one love One nation, one world Under Jah above No matter where you come from No matter where you stand We are brothers and sisters Together we can One nation, one world Let the whole world know When the people stand together Babylon must let go [Bridge] I and I... We are one! Different roots But we're growing from the same ground Different colours But the same sun shine down Different nations But the same earth beneath our feet Different voices But together we make one heartbeat So tell the children: Don't inherit hatred! Teach dem love... Teach dem truth... Teach dem courage... [Instrumental Break] Whoa-oh-oh... One world! Whoa-oh-oh... One people! [Final Chorus] One nation, one world One people, one love One nation, one world Under Jah above From the mountains to the ocean From the village to the town When the people stand together You can never hold us down One nation, one world Let the whole world know Love is stronger than oppression And the people won't bow low [Outro] One heart... One love... One people... Irie Prophet say... We no divide... We multiply... One nation... One world... Jah guide the people... Forward! Forward! Forward! One nation, one world...
